{"product_id":"too-soon-9781668046555","title":"Too Soon","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Fiercely funny, sexy, and culturally resonant.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books of the Month - \"Shamieh balances her characters' painful family history and their boisterously funny voices.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \"wonderfully brash and sparkling\" (\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books of the Year) novel that explores exile, love, and freedom across three generations of women--\"a Palestinian American \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArabella gets an unexpected chance at love when she's thrust into a conflict and history she's tried to avoid all her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZoya is playing matchmaker for her last unmarried granddaughter and stirring up buried memories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNaya is keeping a secret from her children that will change all their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirty-five-year-old Arabella, a New York theatre director whose dating and career prospects are drying up, is offered an opportunity to direct a risqué cross-dressing interpretation of a Shakespeare classic--that might garner international attention--in the West Bank. Her mother, Naya, and grandmother, Zoya, hatch a plot to match her with Aziz, a Palestinian American doctor volunteering in Gaza. Arabella agrees to meet Aziz, since her growing feelings for Yoav, a celebrated Israeli American theatre designer, seem destined for disaster... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith biting hilarity, \u003ci\u003eToo Soon \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces us to a trio of bold and unforgettable voices. This dramatic saga follows one family's epic journey fleeing war-torn Jaffa in 1948, chasing the American Dream in Detroit and San Francisco in the sixties and seventies, hustling in the New York theatre scene post-9\/11, and daring to stage a show in Palestine in 2012. Upon learning one of them is living on borrowed time, the three women fight to live, make art, and love on their own terms. A funny, sexy, and heart-wrenching literary debut, \u003ci\u003eToo Soon \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates our shared history and asks, how can we set ourselves free?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Betty Shamieh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668046555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetty Shamieh (she\/her) is a Palestinian American writer and the author of fifteen plays. She is the playwright-in-residence at the Classical Theatre of Harlem. Her six New York play premieres include the sold-out off-Broadway runs of \u003ci\u003eRoar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMalvolio\u003c\/i\u003e, a sequel to \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e, which were both \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eCritic's Picks. Shamieh was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and named a UNESCO Young Artist for Intercultural Dialogue. She is a founding artistic director of The Semitic Root, a collective that supports innovative theatre cocreated by Arab and Jewish Americans. A graduate of Harvard College and the Yale School of Drama, she lives with her family in San Francisco.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Betty Shamieh \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47579937996957,"sku":"9781668046555","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f27c9055-c8e5-4458-8719-40e2c5d06760.jpg?v=1768899609","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/too-soon-9781668046555","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}